sport news IAN LADYMAN: Man United must learn from the disaster of bringing back Cristiano ... trends now

sport news IAN LADYMAN: Man United must learn from the disaster of bringing back Cristiano ... trends now
sport news IAN LADYMAN: Man United must learn from the disaster of bringing back Cristiano ... trends now

sport news IAN LADYMAN: Man United must learn from the disaster of bringing back Cristiano ... trends now

IAN LADYMAN: Man United must learn from the disaster of bringing back Cristiano Ronaldo now the signing has been shown for the gamble it was really was... the forward has ruined his legacy for ever after his desperate interview Cristiano Ronaldo's fairytale Old Trafford return has gone horribly wrong Now Manchester United decision-makers must look to learn from their mistakes United's Ronaldo experiment has run it's course after his bombshell interview And manager Erik ten Hag is right to demand he is in charge over decisions 

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Who was it who signed Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United the second time around?

Sir Alex Ferguson played a part in bringing him back to Old Trafford. So did former team-mate Rio Ferdinand. Both men spoke to Ronaldo the night before he agreed the move from Juventus at the start of last season.

Ed Woodward, outgoing chief executive at the time, also told people he had used his relationship with Jorge Mendes to get the deal done.

Cristiano Ronaldo secured his fairytale return to Man United last season but it has gone badly wrong

Cristiano Ronaldo secured his fairytale return to Man United last season but it has gone badly wrong

Then Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to bring Ronaldo back to Old Trafford

Then Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to bring Ronaldo back to Old Trafford

But what about manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? Would he have chosen Ronaldo? Did he really think a 36-year-old with his physical powers on the wane would benefit his team? Was he even involved? The answer to all that is less clear.

Now that the Ronaldo experiment has been shown up for the great gamble that it really was, it is pertinent to

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